Chinese Egg Noodles- Handmade Version

Noodles, as one of the staple food in Chinese cuisine along with Chinese breads (buns) and rice, have lots of variations and types. Sometimes, it is quite time consuming when searching for the right type of noodles for your recipe in Chinese supermarket. There are so many choices. For example, in western China, like Sichuan cuisine and Hunan cuisine, people love to add alkali in noodle dough to make them stretch and chew enough. Dan Dan noodles, Wuhan hot noodles and Sichuan cold sesame noodles all call for alkali noodles either fresh ones or dried ones. Miles away, in Southern China and Hong Kong area, egg usually is added to make chewy and not time sensitive noodles. They are mostly used in lo mein noodles and chow mein noodles. And for real Lanzhou hand pulled noodles, ash of Halogeton arachnoideus is added. But Lanzhou hand pulled noodles are really far away from daily kitchen. It is too difficult to master the skills.

This handmade egg noodle is quite simply and without any wired ingredients. But following are some tips to make the perfect egg noodles.

The ratio between egg and water is adjustable. More egg liquid creates chewier taste. More water creates softer texture. So for lo mein noodles and chow mein noodles, I recommend using two middle size eggs. I tried three eggs previously but figure that that the egg taste is overwhelmingly strong for me. So my best ratio is 2 larger size eggs+20ml water. If you plan to make noodle soup, you can use one egg+100ml water for 2 cups of flour.

The eggs noodles should be cooked after made or if you love to store them, dust with cornstarch and keep in freezer with sealed bag up to 1 week. Boil them directly next time.

In a bowl, mix salt with flour and then stir in egg and water slowly. Keep stirring until all the liquid is almost absorbed.

Grasp everything with hand and knead to smooth dough. It is ok to have some dry flour in the bottom at the beginning, as we need to control the water content to make sure our noodles are chewy enough.

When the dough is well kneaded, cover with plastic wrapper and rest for 30 minutes, so the gluten is well relaxed and you can further pat the noodle dough.

Use a rolling pin to pat, press and flat the dough for several minutes (5-6) and then shape the dough to a ball, cover with plastic wrapper and rest for another 30 minutes.

Cut the dough in half; roll one half into a larger and thin wrapper (I show the degree in the video).

Fold the wrapper up (three or flour layers) and then cut into thin and even strips with a very sharp knife. When cutting the noodles, hold the knife vertically and push the newly cut strip with the knife to make sure it is completed with the dough wrapper. Dust with flour and loose the strips and if necessary, you can slightly stretch the strips slightly. Shake off extra flour when finished.

Repeat to finish the other half. Cook immediately or cover with plastic wrapper and freeze for later recipes.

Elaine, you are a darlin ! I tried this recipe for the very first time tonight and i have to say this .
PERFECTION ! for the first time we had my birthday dinner as a home made chicken lo mien . I think my wife actually moaned with pleasure . The taste of these noodles is authentic ! .
Thank you for sharing i am now a devoted fan of yours

Okay, these noodles are AMAZING! I have made exactly 12 batches. I make the dough in large batches ( 3 to 4 days worth) and then keep it in the refrigerator. I cut them as I need or want them. I use them in place of Ramen noodles because I think these taste far better. Lo Mein, Ramen substitute, I use them in stir fry recipes, etc This recipe has replaced all of the pasta recipes I have been using. Thank you so much!!

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